Fukusai-ji Zen Temple, 18m high goddess Kannon on turtle, Nagasaki, Japan

Fukusai-ji Zen Temple, 18m high goddess Kannon on turtle, Nagasaki, Japan

Buddhist stone monument of merit, Bongeunsa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

View of Kita-indogane-do and turtles in turtle pond on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

View of Kita-indogane-do and turtles in turtle pond on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Turtle Temple in the foreground, Kukulcan Temple (Castillo) in the background, Mayan Ruins, Mayapan Archaeological Zone, Yucatan State, Mexico, North America

The illuminated Thap Rua temple at night, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Thap Rua Temple or Turtle Tower at night, Hoan Kiem lake, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Thap Rua Turtle Tower, red The-Huc-Bridge, Ngoc Son Jade Mountain Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, old town of Hanoi, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vihara Buddhayan Buddhist Temple; Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia